ODD COUPLE, ODD MUSIC

ECCENTRIC director Vincent Gallo and former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson have united to form a new band together, called RRIICCEE. The duo will perform spontaneously with no prewritten music, and will not limit themselves to any specific musical genre. “It’s supercool and has the potential of being something really special,” said an insider, who added it’s the first project by Erlandson, a former boyfriend of Drew Barrymore, since his days in Hole. “Improvisation is not a good word for what we’re doing. It’s more a gesture of composing and per forming at the same time, al ways hoping to avoid musical cliché or jamming,” Gallo told us. “We’ve chosen to remain open, to grow and change more naturally. If we choose to record a performance, the recording it self is the only evidence of that creative moment.” The band, which performed at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, makes its local debut at the Green Room on Bleecker Street on Dec. 7 and will continue to tour throughout December.